On Saturday June 18, the CPSC Cobras played in the 2016 Burnt Hills Fathers Day tournament at the Ballston Lake - Burnt Hills High School. It was a beautiful June day in the Capital District with bright sunshine and afternoon temperatures approaching 90F. 

The Cobras recorded two early draws (Albany Magic, Burnt Hills) before coming alive and posting two impressive shutout wins (First Touch, Niskayuna) to secure a spot in the final game. In the Niskayuna game, even the goal keeper earned playing time on the field.

In the final game, the Cobras played the Albany Magic to a draw in regulation time again forcing a five minute extra period. At the end of extra time, the score remained tied sending the game into a 3-shot shootout. In the shootout, both the Cobras and Magic scored on their first penalty shot. The Cobras second shot found the back of the net, but the Magic's second attempt, a hard shot straight up the middle, was stopped by the Cobras' keeper for a 2-1 lead. The Cobras' third shot was also good giving the Cobras a 3-1 lead and the tournament win.

All action photographs were taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and a Canon EF 100-400MM F/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens handheld. The tournament started at 1pm and was completed after 6pm. It was a very sunny day and as the afternoon wore on the shadows became quite harsh. All post processing was done in Adobe Lightroom CC primarily to adjust exposure and apply color correction.

The complete gallery can be found here.

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